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Backpack with compartments -- please help!
Hello folks:
My DD is in first grade and I am amazed at the ton of stuff she needs to carry to school. Anyway, I cringe each morning to see her homework, snack bag, winter gear, sneakers, and lunch bag all crammed into her backpack. Sneakers and snack bag together is a recipe for sickness! Please tell me if you have found backpacks with separate compartments with zips that keep food and footwear separated as much as possible? The only ones I found were in KMart but very heavy with wheels -- almost like luggage. The problem is my DD does not like to carry more than one bag. Even if she starts off that way, she is likely to mix them up once she boards the bus. Thanks for listening. AM |
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Backpack with compartments -- please help!
AM wrote: Hello folks: My DD is in first grade and I am amazed at the ton of stuff she needs to carry to school. Anyway, I cringe each morning to see her homework, snack bag, winter gear, sneakers, and lunch bag all crammed into her backpack. Sneakers and snack bag together is a recipe for sickness! Please tell me if you have found backpacks with separate compartments with zips that keep food and footwear separated as much as possible? The only ones I found were in KMart but very heavy with wheels -- almost like luggage. The problem is my DD does not like to carry more than one bag. Even if she starts off that way, she is likely to mix them up once she boards the bus. Thanks for listening. AM JanSport makes multiple styles with separate compartments. They are spendy but last a long time. We have had ours since 1997 and they still look brand-new. Look at daypacks or street packs on their website: http://www.jansport.com/js_product_thumb.php?cid=45 IIRC mine ran $38.00 back in '97 - it is a day pack. -L. |
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Backpack with compartments -- please help!
We keep the snow pants and boots in another plastic bag and they carry that
separately. -- Sue (mom to three girls) "AM" wrote in message ups.com... Hello folks: My DD is in first grade and I am amazed at the ton of stuff she needs to carry to school. Anyway, I cringe each morning to see her homework, snack bag, winter gear, sneakers, and lunch bag all crammed into her backpack. Sneakers and snack bag together is a recipe for sickness! Please tell me if you have found backpacks with separate compartments with zips that keep food and footwear separated as much as possible? The only ones I found were in KMart but very heavy with wheels -- almost like luggage. The problem is my DD does not like to carry more than one bag. Even if she starts off that way, she is likely to mix them up once she boards the bus. Thanks for listening. AM |
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Backpack with compartments -- please help!
"AM" wrote in message ups.com... Hello folks: My DD is in first grade and I am amazed at the ton of stuff she needs to carry to school. Anyway, I cringe each morning to see her homework, snack bag, winter gear, sneakers, and lunch bag all crammed into her backpack. Sneakers and snack bag together is a recipe for sickness! Please tell me if you have found backpacks with separate compartments with zips that keep food and footwear separated as much as possible? The only ones I found were in KMart but very heavy with wheels -- almost like luggage. The problem is my DD does not like to carry more than one bag. Even if she starts off that way, she is likely to mix them up once she boards the bus. Thanks for listening. AM L.L.Bean has many different kinds of backpacks, you're sure to find one there. www.llbean.com |
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Backpack with compartments -- please help!
AM wrote: Hello folks: My DD is in first grade and I am amazed at the ton of stuff she needs to carry to school. Anyway, I cringe each morning to see her homework, snack bag, winter gear, sneakers, and lunch bag all crammed into her backpack. Sneakers and snack bag together is a recipe for sickness! Please tell me if you have found backpacks with separate compartments with zips that keep food and footwear separated as much as possible? The only ones I found were in KMart but very heavy with wheels -- almost like luggage. The problem is my DD does not like to carry more than one bag. Even if she starts off that way, she is likely to mix them up once she boards the bus. Thanks for listening. AM |
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Backpack with compartments -- please help!
AM wrote: Hello folks: My DD is in first grade and I am amazed at the ton of stuff she needs to carry to school. Anyway, I cringe each morning to see her homework, snack bag, winter gear, sneakers, and lunch bag all crammed into her backpack. Sneakers and snack bag together is a recipe for sickness! Please tell me if you have found backpacks with separate compartments with zips that keep food and footwear separated as much as possible? The only ones I found were in KMart but very heavy with wheels -- almost like luggage. The problem is my DD does not like to carry more than one bag. Even if she starts off that way, she is likely to mix them up once she boards the bus. Thanks for listening. AM |
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Backpack with compartments -- please help!
(sorry for the multiple posts earlier)
I got my 6th grader a High Sierra backpack with multiple compartments to help keep him organized. Unfortunately, he tends to cram everything into the main compartment, regardless of how well we started out the school year! Lori G. Milwaukee, WI AM wrote: Hello folks: My DD is in first grade and I am amazed at the ton of stuff she needs to carry to school. Anyway, I cringe each morning to see her homework, snack bag, winter gear, sneakers, and lunch bag all crammed into her backpack. Sneakers and snack bag together is a recipe for sickness! Please tell me if you have found backpacks with separate compartments with zips that keep food and footwear separated as much as possible? The only ones I found were in KMart but very heavy with wheels -- almost like luggage. The problem is my DD does not like to carry more than one bag. Even if she starts off that way, she is likely to mix them up once she boards the bus. Thanks for listening. AM |
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Backpack with compartments -- please help!
AM wrote: Hello folks: My DD is in first grade and I am amazed at the ton of stuff she needs to carry to school. Anyway, I cringe each morning to see her homework, snack bag, winter gear, sneakers, and lunch bag all crammed into her backpack. Sneakers and snack bag together is a recipe for sickness! Please tell me if you have found backpacks with separate compartments with zips that keep food and footwear separated as much as possible? The only ones I found were in KMart but very heavy with wheels -- almost like luggage. The problem is my DD does not like to carry more than one bag. Even if she starts off that way, she is likely to mix them up once she boards the bus. Thanks for listening. AM LLBean. The downside (for you) is they're pricey (LLKids) -- the downside for her is that they last forever (DD is still using her K backpack). It is all-but-impossible to cram boots, snowpants, gloves, and a lunchbag into any kid-sized knapsack and still have room left over. My deal was that she wore the wintergear to school (and carried shoes or slippers) -- it's just too bulky. Caledonia |
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Backpack with compartments -- please help!
AM wrote: Hello folks: My DD is in first grade and I am amazed at the ton of stuff she needs to carry to school. Anyway, I cringe each morning to see her homework, snack bag, winter gear, sneakers, and lunch bag all crammed into her backpack. Sneakers and snack bag together is a recipe for sickness! Please tell me if you have found backpacks with separate compartments with zips that keep food and footwear separated as much as possible? I've seen some kids around us where the lunch box latches on to the outside of the backpack. I just did a quick search and found this one, which is the same idea but instead of latching on, it looks like it has a pocket on the outside for the box. I think a latch would be easier for a kid to use though: http://www.luggage.com/Skyway-28988-VJ1058.html |
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Backpack with compartments -- please help!
AM wrote:
Hello folks: My DD is in first grade and I am amazed at the ton of stuff she needs to carry to school. Anyway, I cringe each morning to see her homework, snack bag, winter gear, sneakers, and lunch bag all crammed into her backpack. Sneakers and snack bag together is a recipe for sickness! Please tell me if you have found backpacks with separate compartments with zips that keep food and footwear separated as much as possible? The only ones I found were in KMart but very heavy with wheels -- almost like luggage. The problem is my DD does not like to carry more than one bag. Even if she starts off that way, she is likely to mix them up once she boards the bus. Lands End has them too. I don't know if they still make it, but DS1 has one of theirs that had a separate compartment on the bottom for shoes that was quite handy. Best wishes, Ericka |
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